Heritage area focuses on Delta

Written by Brooks Taylor
Monday, 04 March 2013 17:48

Memphis author Shelby Foote once claimed that one could see “a hundred years of history in 20 years in the Delta.”A 1996 National Park Service symposium concluded that “much of what is profoundly American – what people love about America – has come from the Delta.”“The cradle of American culture,” a land of mystique, home of the Blues and the birthplace of rock ‘n roll, inspiration to countless writers, artists and musicians...all these descriptions and more make the Delta a fascinating but often underappreciated part of the American story.